Letter to BS: History will judge us on how many lives we saved

Expenditures which are purely for the purpose of constructing office space, including the Central Vista project and Assembly building project of Telangana, need reconsideration

The nation is engaged in several battles — the war against the pandemic, the skirmishes at the border and the economic impact of the earlier two events. The administrative machineries across the country are over stretched and going through stressful times. With social distancing in force and voluntary congregation a strict no-no, it will be almost impossible to conduct elections in states such as Bihar and West Bengal, without seriously compromising public health. Conservation of resources is the call of the hour. Having aggressively expanded the expenditure side of the balance sheet during the last couple of years, the government